Sprung a leak in spring

Technical Area Engine, Transmission, Exhaust etc
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Got back from a burn on Saturday and noticed fluid not quite pouring but not dripping from under the car when I parked up.

Didn’t have time for a proper inspection but thankfully I think it just looks like a cooling hose (fingers crossed).

After some cooling time it was dripping from behind the air intake tube that runs horizontally across the front of the engine bay, on the passenger side of the engine. Couldn’t quite see it but when I squeezed the big radiator tube it went from a drip to a squirt. It looks to be right by the belts.

Any ideas what this could be so I have a heads up before looking for
it in the dark when I get home tonight/ordering the wrong part?

Is there a common pipe/tube
that goes in that area?

Any photo’s would be ideal!

(It’s a Mk1)

 

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Hi Slippery, Could be just the bottom hose has perished or possibly the water pump.

Best to investigate further before purchasing parts.

Mozza

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 It could be this pipe under the air cleaner assembly. You can see the rusted hole in the right side where the rubber hose would be attached.

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 Don’t forget to use a good anti-freeze as it will have a rust inhibitor in it, whilst you are changing the hose now would be a good time to flush out the cooling system, as look make sure you bleed the cooling system to get rid of all the trapped air.

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 Being of a pessimistic nature i’m inclined to think that few things in life are as easy as a split hose… my money is on it being the water pump, sorry.

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I’ll take that bet!

When I had the cambelt changed about 1000 miles ago I did the water pump as standard as well [:)]

 

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The cooling system should have been flushed with the major service.

My next question was actually going to be if it is a hose do I need to bleed the system.

Good psychic skills Alan [;)]

 

 

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Thanks Mozza and Pollyana,

Does the “bottom pipe” or that metal pipe run close to the engine block? This was the side that the leak was spraying from.

Sorry for so many questions,and thanks for all the replies.

I had another look last night but it looks like the leak only happens when the engine is hot and I would prefer not to run the engine up until I have the best chance to see where the problem, i.e. not bundled under the bonet in the dark with an intermitent torch [:S]